"The argument that MAEP is not fully funded is not valid."
—State Auditor Stacey Pickering, questioning the veracity of the Mississippi Adequate Education Program, which dictates how much funding public schools need to operate.
Why it Stinks: Pickering is splitting hairs. The state has shorted its own standard of funding for public education 15 out of the last 17 years. If he has a problem with the MAEP formula, which he does not claim in his recent report, then he needs to publicly explain the specific reasons the formula is wrong and what will make it better. Doing anything less does nothing to help the children of Mississippi get the education they deserve.
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